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                                Silurian Period
 
                      From 443.7 +/- 1.5 To 416 +/- 2.8 Ma
 
  Start Defined By:  Graptolites, lowest occurrences of Parakidograptus 
     acuminatus and Akidograptus ascensus.
  End Defined By:  Graptolite, lowest occurrence of Monograptus uniformis.
 
  Start Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
  End Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
 
 -- A Substage of --
  Eon: Phanerozoic (542 - -5.5012e-005)
  Era: Paleozoic   (542 - 251)
 
 -- Preceeded By --
  Period:               Ordovician      (488.3 - 443.7)
  Epoch:                Late Ordovician (460.9 - 443.7)
  ICS Stage:            Hirnantian      (445.6 - 443.7)
  Australian Stage:     Bolindian       (450 - 443.7)
  General Stage:        Ashgill         (449 - 443.7)
  North American Stage: Cincinnatian    (451 - 443.7)
 
 -- Followed By --
  Period:               Devonian       (416 - 359.2)
  Epoch:                Early Devonian (416 - 397.5)
  ICS Stage:            Lochkovian     (416 - 411.2)
  Chinese Stage:        Lianhuashanian (416 - 413)
  North American Stage: Ulsterian      (416 - 391.8)
 
 -- Contains the Following Epochs --
  Epoch: Early Silurian (443.7 - 422.9)
  Epoch: Late Silurian  (422.9 - 416)
 

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